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See You Soon

  • by Lisa Solod
  • May 7, 2016

(this essay first appeared in Purple Clover) Frank* and I are like an old married couple except that we aren’t married, until recently didn’t live… Read More »See You Soon

We No Longer Have the Luxury of Sheltering in Place

  • by Lisa Solod
  • December 13, 2015

We may not be able to recall when we first heard the term “shelter in place” but it is being bandied about frequently now that… Read More »We No Longer Have the Luxury of Sheltering in Place

There Is No Safe Space

  • by Lisa Solod
  • November 20, 2015

For the past few months it seemed like there was a school shooting every week. Those took the top news slots. Until they didn’t. Until… Read More »There Is No Safe Space

What Not To Wear: Caitlyn Jenner Style

  • by Lisa Solod
  • November 6, 2015

God help me. I grew up once upon a time when colleges didn’t provide safe spaces, when sexual harassment was de rigueur, when date rape… Read More »What Not To Wear: Caitlyn Jenner Style

How To Get Away With No Makeup and Hair

  • by Lisa Solod
  • October 5, 2015

(This originally Appeared in The Broad Side) Recently, during a debilitating illness and after reading three novels and catching up on all my past New… Read More »How To Get Away With No Makeup and Hair

It is Time for Women to Start Using the Economic Power They Already Have

  • by Lisa Solod
  • October 1, 2015

It is 1990 and my husband and I are out searching for a good used car. Our first used car we bought after seeing it… Read More »It is Time for Women to Start Using the Economic Power They Already Have

That “Little Pink Pill” Isn’t All It’s Cracked Up to Be

  • by Lisa Solod
  • July 13, 2015

Here is what Viagra does:  it allows a man to get an erection so that he can have intercourse with a woman when his body… Read More »That “Little Pink Pill” Isn’t All It’s Cracked Up to Be

Hey Whiny Parents, Get Over Yourselves!

  • by Lisa Solod
  • July 1, 2015

Full Disclosure: I do not like whiners. Especially adult whiners. Especially adults who constantly whine about how hard child-rearing is. (With this caveat: if you… Read More »Hey Whiny Parents, Get Over Yourselves!

Dear Jessica Valenti, You’re Missing the Cat Calls?

  • by Lisa Solod
  • June 25, 2015

Dear Jessica: At 36, I was still getting catcalled in the street. At 46, I was being accosted by men on the streets of Paris… Read More »Dear Jessica Valenti, You’re Missing the Cat Calls?

Yeah, But I Still Feel Bad About My Face

  • by Lisa Solod
  • June 10, 2015

Some days I look in the mirror and I think: You look pretty good for a woman pushing 60. Other days I glance at myself… Read More »Yeah, But I Still Feel Bad About My Face

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